Viewers got a look of the inner workings of one of the most innovative, forward-looking news organisations in the country, including Sky's digital, television and radio operations.

Image:A 360 stream was also produce, enabling you to see each corner of the newsroom

Key editorial meetings, every element of the newsgathering process and live studio and outside broadcasts were all shown on the special channel.

Sky News presenters Niall Paterson and Jayne Secker guided viewers throughout the day, providing commentary and context on what viewers were being shown.

Fixed cameras captured what was going on in the Sky News newsroom in west London, events in the political nerve-centre at Westminster, as well as what was happening in the on-air TV galleries, the Sky News studios and locations around central London.

Viewers also got the chance to follow a day in the life of a reporter in one of Sky's bureaus as they tackled a news story.

Image:Sky News Raw took behind the scenes of how the news is made

The day was launched with a live debate on the future of news on Sky News (channel 501), featuring industry heavyweights including James Harding (Times, BBC, Tortoise), Peter Spiegel (FT), Ash Sarkar (Novara Media) and Alessandra Galloni (Thomson-Reuters).

Leading figures from new and traditional media were interviewed across the day.

John Ryley, head of Sky News, said: "We decided today to let the cameras behind the scenes in our control rooms and meeting rooms and the newsroom to talk to people and see how we work.

"I feel very strongly that it's important that news organisations are transparent about the decisions they take."